I bought a box of Yerba Mate tea because I read about it on this site, and people were raving about it. I like the taste, it's like a weak lapsang souchong. But I'm finding it's giving me a mild headache that lasts all day. It's not the caffeine - green tea doesn't do this to me.

Anyone else find this?

Note to self: I am me, and also an O-nonnie - I'm allowed not to fit the mould.

Squirrel...Yerba Mate doesn't have caffeine, but mateine. It is more of a calming ingredient. Hmmmmm...come to think of it I have been having headaches lately, but I didn't think it was from that because I don't get the headache everytime I drink it which is almost everyday. Will have to try cutting it out for a bit and then try it again to see what happens.

Debra

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." C.G. Jung"

Debra - I didn't connect the headache with the tea for a while, because I didn't get headaches the first few times. It was only when I'd had mate 3 days in a row that the headaches started, and now I get one every time. Odd huh?

Note to self: I am me, and also an O-nonnie - I'm allowed not to fit the mould.

I bought a box of Yerba Mate tea because I read about it on this site, and people were raving about it. I like the taste, it's like a weak lapsang souchong. But I'm finding it's giving me a mild headache that lasts all day. It's not the caffeine - green tea doesn't do this to me.

Anyone else find this?

Where did you buy them Squirrel? I'm curious to try, but have never been a coffee drinker though.

the headache may be caused by caffeine withdrawal from replacing green tea with yerbe mate tea...should dissapate. this is why i drink green tea in the morning...yerbe mate after lunch and roobous or chamomile tea in the evenings

the headache may be caused by caffeine withdrawal from replacing green tea with yerbe mate tea...should dissapate. this is why i drink green tea in the morning...yerbe mate after lunch and roobous or chamomile tea in the evenings

This wasn't my problem. I was still using green tea right along. I never have headaches unless I'm using a strong paint - even then I don't get jittery. The Yerba Matť is something I will have to be careful about. I do love the stuff though!! And some now and then gives a wonderful lift without the jittery feeling.

BTW, if I paid that horrendous price for the tea I guess I would be even more "jittery!"

Yerba mate gave me a headache too. But it could be that the tea contained a mold. A lot ofteas contain mold because tea leaves are piled on top of one another in batches and oftenmold grows on them even before they're dried.

There is yerba mate in the Warrior supplement and I'm okay with that.

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything.....they know how to make the best of everything!"

Spring - sorry I should have been more specific about the price but I was answering A-C who's right here in Singapore too. I paid 12 Singapore dollars, which works out about US$8.70 - still "Ouch" tho huh?

Cindy - it is organic (Traditional Medicine) which will be another reason why it was that outrageous price.

Chloe - mold is also a distinct possibility. It's so hot and humid, and nearly everything has to be imported. The conditions on container ships are excellent for molds!

Mikeo - good point about caffeine withdrawal, but I don't think it was that because I was still drinking green tea. Actually now that I don't touch coffee, I can go without caffeine with no problems - thank goodness!

Thanks for your responses folks!

Note to self: I am me, and also an O-nonnie - I'm allowed not to fit the mould.

I love the unusual flavor of Yerba Mate. Kind of like someone put a cigarette out in your tea. . But it's a good kind of smokey flavor.

I had quit using it because I thought it was giving me headaches and palpitations but I have pretty much narrowed that down to the stevia I have been using faithfully everyday for two years. My heart is broken. I loved my stevia.

But I have moved on. Although I have a gourd and bombilla, I don't drink the YM the traditional way, I think it would have too much of a stimulant punch for me. I used an older braun coffeemaker and put in 4 tablespoons of loose for 12 cups of water and let it brew. Then I cool it and sweeten it lightly and drink it as an iced tea.

I had quit using it because I thought it was giving me headaches and palpitations but I have pretty much narrowed that down to the stevia I have been using faithfully everyday for two years. My heart is broken. I loved my stevia. ......... Then I cool it and sweeten it lightly and drink it as an iced tea.

Jennifer

I don't sweeten my teas with anything. Matť keeps revving me up from one day to the next if I have it every day. It sort of builds up in intensity. It finally got to the point that I couldn't even sleep at night! The first morning I left it off, I began to calm down. I never have done well with a lot of anything that has a tendency to rev me up. Sugar in any form, chocolate, caffeine, carbs, etc..

Thanks for making us aware of the yerba mate loose tea being a better deal than the bags. I just bought a box of the bags, but think i will exchange it for the loose (since i haven't opened the box yet). I didn't think the loose leaf would work for me because i want to make ice tea with it in my ice tea maker. But i think Jennihul's idea for using the regular coffee maker would work fine for the loose leaf. I think i almost found a replacement for my coffee in the morning too, as close as i've come anyways!.

Mikeo, I like your signature line!.

"Let food be thy medicine"

Dr. D has said many times that it's not about what you don't eat but what you do eat that makes the difference.¬†¬†"Quoted by Jane"

It comes out fine, unless you are expecting mud, and what I forgot to mention was that if you add one more tablespoon of fresh mate leaves to the top of the used leaves in the filter, it makes another great pot of equal strength.

Yesterday my mom and I... without knowing the other one was doing this... both went out and bought yerba mate. We both came home and made some. The difference? My mom is an AB Warrior and I'm an A-Warrior. I bought loose leaf and put no sweetener in it and did it as traditional as possible, as in I bought the gourd to drink it out of and the cool metal straw! I am fixated on doing things "perfectly" lol. She bought the tea bag kind, that had sweetener already added.

The difference?

Drum roll...

She had a light headache after drinking it and was about to swear it off completely.

I felt ALIVE, FANTASTIC, AMAZING, FULL OF LIFE, I WANTED TO RUN AND JUMP AROUND!!! lol Also I need to note that the brand I bought was an organic brand that gets it right from the source and is strict on their quality control. I love things done right.

Needless to say, my mom noticed the huge difference between how we both reacted to the different yerba mate that we drank and she kept saying, "I gotta try some of yours." Which kinda made me want to say... "Go get your own!" lol I'll share though... one cup! Yes it was pricey, 20 dollars Canadian for the 454g bag of it. I figure though that doing it right when you are doing something is better than doing it half-arsed and than wishing you would've just gone all out in the beginning.

The gourd cup I bought was $14. which was the same price I saw it for on ebay. And the metal straw thingy was $18. I have to say though... I am very very very happy with my purchase and I'm off to warm up some water to have another cup (slightly less strong than yesterday lol) right now!